so i'm getting a 29er, undecided on the forks though.
I'd like a set of carbon ones like niner's but cant quite stretch that far cash wise, but i love that style of 'crownless' fork. I'll have £250 max so does any one have any experience with this style of fork? tyre width issues? etc
What frame ?
I have ragley td1 and a hylix 26er carbon unicrown fork
I have had no issues but another member got a duffer so your takes your chances !
undecided on frame at the mo - its between two/three, singular swift & cotic simple or possibly a chumba HX2.
The chumba and Cotic both have the option of running a tapered steerer, the singular does not.
whats the tyre clearance like on the Hylix?
I know they're not crownless, but they're an amazing pair of forks...
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-dt-swiss-xrr470-rigid-carbon-fork-ideal-for-29ers-b165b
ah yes, but i could have these, new, for £105....
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I may have an unused pair of Hylix for sale...
There is another brand, looks the same, more £ but lighter IIRC.
Ive got 29 x2.2 racing ralphs on no bother
https://picasaweb.google.com/trailratmtb/BikesAndBits#5624335682988169554
Sam at Singular got me a very good deal on some Niner forks when I bought one of his frames, but it was two years ago.
thanks trail rat - thats exactly the sort of photo i was after - most of these fork manufaturers say that they're suitable for maximum 60-65mm tyres, but not what that means in the real world (mud clearance etc).
The kingdom forks are actually very good regardless of price.
I have a few sets of carbon forks from pace, Hylix,trigon, massi and kingdom so have a good base for comparison.
Bit heavier, but I prefer the feel of the Swift steel forks to the carbon ones I had, but they were the On-One type.
Finally in stock. http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=64388